People/Business
Happy Birthday, Vi
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Members of the Suffield Housing Authority are pictured January 10 in the Maple Court recreation room at the little dinner party they gave Vi Carney for her 92nd birthday.
Government/Town
Thompsonville Road Drainage Improved
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At the controls of his excavator, Don Hinckley carefully lowers a 20-foot length of 30-inch pipe to carry storm water from Thompsonville Road near Fleming’s Trucking.
Government/Town
Police Update
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The Suffield Police Department (SPD) held two swearing-in ceremonies three weeks apart near the end of 2016.
Churches
MLK Remembered
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Suffield’s annual observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, held each year by the Greater Suffield Interfaith Council at the Third Baptist Church, has been noted not only by good encouragements to follow King’s teachings and example, but also by the powerful, moving music.
Library
Library Progress Continues, Slowly
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Tests for PCB air contamination in six areas of the Kent Memorial Library took place on November 14, and additional tests were done three days later.
History
100 Years Ago in Suffield
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From the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal, selected and lightly annotated by Lester Smith, Historian of the Town and the Suffield Historical Society.
Government/Town
Christmas Doors Compete
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A contest was held this year for the best-decorated Christmas Door of the various departments of the Suffield Town government, each of which was invited to choose one of their inside doors and let their imaginations and design skills loose.
Schools/Sports
Schools and Parents Struggle Over Early Release
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The Suffield Public Schools system has been working toward arranging more time for improved teacher collaboration, and it’s turned out to be a contentious issue, with little consensus.
Schools/Sports
Guess Who Won?
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About 15 minutes after the Suffield-Glastonbury 8A Travel Basketball game on December 11, these contestants were gathered for a portrait.
Schools/Sports
Transition Program Student Tries Out a Job
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Suffield High School students transitioning to adulthood in the special ed program are given the opportunity to build skills in social interactions and vocational activities through “job shadowing,” in which they can observe and sometimes participate in “a day in the life” of a company employee.